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19 farm406 At CHS Big Sky our rst priority is to help our farmer-owners and customers grow. This means providing quality products, the latest in innovation, and rst-class customer service. As agriculture and our communities evolve, we are committed to staying at the forefront of the industry. Locally we employ a knowledgeable and professional sta to assist with your agricultural, home and business needs. Denton (406) 567-2273 Geraldine (406) 737-4480 Great Falls (406) 453-0384 Harlem (406) 353-2490 Havre Agronomy – (406) 265-2275 Grain – (406) 265-2208 Kershaw (406) 622-5966 Lewistown Regional – (406) 538-7879 Feed – (406) 538-6753 Malta (406) 654-2022 Moccasin (406) 423-7879 Rudyard (406) 355-4154 Turner (406) 379-2275 Winifred (406) 462-5428 Big Sandy Agronomy - (406) 378-2306 Grain - (406) 378-2121 Broadview (406) 667-2316 Chinook Store - (406) 357-2280 Columbus (406) 322-5713 Farmer-owned with Global Connections www.chsbigsky.com Quinn grew up on the family farm southeast of Big Sandy. He attended local schools and attained a B.S. in botany in 1970 and an M.S. in plant pathology in 1971 from Montana State University. Then in 1976 he earned a Ph.D. from the University of California Davis in plant biochemistry. He sold his interest in a biological research and testing laboratory in a California firm that he and a friend had started and took his ideas from his educational and business experiences home to Big Sandy. Since then not one day on the Big Sandy farm has been routine. Quinn came home to change farming. Montana Flour and Grains, Inc. To increase profits, Quinn's first project in 1983 was to start Montana Flour and Grains, Inc. (MFG), a wheat buying and brokering company. The initial purpose was to market his grain directly to whole-grain buyers, such as large bakeries. MFG, located in Fort Benton, soon expanded, and other farmers took advantage of being able to sell their grain to the company. By 1992, ninety-nine percent of the products were organic. He sold the company in 1999 so he would have time to develop other ideas. Bob Quinn shakes out grain by hand to show visitors to his farm. "I don't have ideas all at once," said Quinn. "It seems like one project leads to another."